Tag: 2016

Looking Back on 2016 – Stan Jordan

Looking back on 2016 By: Stan Jordan As I sit here at my desk and look out across Main Street here in Antwerp, with all of the snow laying around and the mercury plunging down to zero, this is the first bitterly cold snap of the winter, and I am already tired of winter. We…

Aces Defeat Archers—Win Route 49 Classic

The Route 49 Classic Girls Basketball tournament for 2016 took place at the Edgerton High School gymnasium. The Antwerp Archers and the Lady Aces both won their respective games on Thursday night December 22. This was an excellent game for both teams. Unfortunately for the Lady Archers, the first period stunk. Even though Antwerp was…

Secretary Husted Announces Nearly 1.8 Million Early Ballots Cast Ahead of Presidential Election 

COLUMBUS – Just one day ahead of the 2016 Presidential General Election, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted today announced that an estimated 1,798,277 absentee ballots were cast statewide ahead of Election Day. This includes 13,893 ballots cast by military and overseas voters. Voting for military and overseas personnel began on September 24th and all absentee voting began on October…

PCED Banquet Planned for Tuesday

Paulding County Economic Development, Inc. will be hosting its 2016 Business & Industry Appreciation Banquet on Tuesday October 4, 2016 at the OSU Extension Center at 503 Fairground Drive in Paulding, Ohio. Networking will start at 5:30 PM with dinner at 6:30 PM. Tori Wolf, account manager with the Northwest State Community College – Manufacturing…

Homecoming – A Big Win for Woodlan

  Woodlan’s Homecoming was Friday, September 16 against Southern Wells Raiders. The parade started in Woodburn with a remembrance for Cody Osborn as the floats passed in front of Christ Lutheran. He was a junior student at Woodlan who was killed in a tragic Motocross accident in Toledo on Sunday, September 11. Students and parents…

Wayne Trace homecoming Court 2016

Wayne Trace HS has announced the members of the 2016 Homecoming Court, and they are:  Grade 9:  Ashlynn Parrish who will be escorted by Nathan Gerber.  Grade 10:  Kaylee Shepherd who will be escorted by Austin Reed.  King and Queen candidates are:  Monique Goings, Caleb Schultz, Sarah Dyson, Jayden Sherry, Gabby Gudakunst, Brady Stabler, Danae…

2016 Harlan Days Raffle Winners!

The big winners of the 2016 Harlan Days Raffle are announced! Pictured above is Spencer Mumma of New Haven receiving the keys to his new 2016 Chevy Spark from Dan Miller. Eric Seely Savage walked away with a $500 Tire Gift Certificate while Tony Nieuwlandt of Harlan snagged a 220 Bolt-Action Shotgun. Louise Delagrange of…

2016 John Paulding Days Parade Winners

Parade winners were: 1. PCC Library 2. Historical Society 3. Paulding FFA. Honorable mentions to Paulding Putnam Electric Coop, St. John’s Tires, Flat Rock Tractor, Gas & Steam Association, Cooper Farms and Branch Christian Fellowship. About 80 organizations and businesses participated in the parade.

Antwerp Chamber Sponsors Chalk Walk 2016

The Chalk Walk is back for the 2016 Antwerp Day in the Park sponsored by the Antwerp Chamber of Commerce. Jeff Crabill is the chair of this event. He has 2’x 2′ boards that are available for artists to paint & have displayed at the Day in the Park, chalk will be out that day…

2016 ACAC Golf

Woodlan: Team – 5th place 400 Individuals – Wietfeldt 103; Pettyjohn 92; Vance 99; Lehman 112; Swymeler 106 Adams Central: Team – 7th place 435 Individuals – McCullough 96; Chamberlain 109; Chilenski 109; Clark 123; Affolder 121 Southern Wells: Team – 6th place 434 Individuals – Lightly 97; Hanauer 103; Horton 125; Bothast 109; Sills…

Hilltop Upset with Antwerp Win

Antwerp boys basketball took on Hilltop at the Archer court on Saturday, February 13. I don’t want to say this was an easy game for the home team because they worked hard for it, certainly they made it look easy. The Archers nailed 22 points in the first period with Matt Jones burning the court…